The USS Warrington (DD-30) was a modified Paulding-class destroyer built for the United States Navy, with a commissioning date of 20 March 1911. Constructed by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, she was laid down on 21 June 1909 and launched on 18 June 1910. The vessel was designed as a torpedo-armed destroyer, primarily intended for fleet exercises and patrol duties. The Warrington’s early service involved extensive training with the Atlantic Torpedo Fleet, including battle drills and torpedo firing exercises along the U.S. eastern coast, from Cape Cod to Cuba. In December 1911, she was involved in a collision with an unidentified schooner off the Virginia coast, which resulted in the loss of about 30 feet of her stern and rendered her temporarily immobile. She was subsequently towed to the Norfolk Navy Yard for repairs, completed in December 1912. During her peacetime service, Warrington participated in various maneuvers, gunnery drills, and torpedo practices, operating out of Newport and Boston. In August 1914, she was assigned to protect the transfer of valuables and personnel at Bar Harbor, Maine, amid the outbreak of World War I. The destroyer ran aground off Rockport, Massachusetts, in May 1916, leading to a court-martial for her commanding officer, Lt. Isaac F. Dortch. With the U.S. entry into World War I in April 1917, Warrington was assigned to patrols off Newport before heading overseas. She arrived at Queenstown, Ireland, in June 1917, to patrol the Irish Sea and escort convoys. In November 1917, she moved to Brest, France, where she conducted patrols and convoy escort duties along the French coast. Notably, in May 1918, Warrington participated in rescuing survivors from the torpedoed USS President Lincoln, saving 443 crew members. Throughout the war, Warrington remained active in anti-submarine patrols and convoy escort missions, contributing to Allied efforts until the armistice in November 1918. She continued service in European waters until spring 1919, after which she returned to Philadelphia. Decommissioned on 31 January 1920, Warrington remained in reserve until her name was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in 1935 and she was sold for scrapping that June, in accordance with the Naval Limitation Treaty.

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